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| Date: | 08 23 1946 |
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| Description: | Crew of the railroad car ferry "City of Milwaukee" demonstrating for a 40-hour week and overtime pay. The "City of Milwaukee" ferried Grand Trunk Western ... |
| Date: | 09 1947 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of people waiting for the ferry at the Gill's Rock landing in Door County. Caption reads: "Scene at Gill's Rock Landing, Door County... |
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| Description: | "Ferry 'New Era' being transformed into a gunboat at St. Louis." Drawing includes workers building with lumber. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Colsac Ferry across the Wisconsin River at Merrimac. There is a bridge across the river in the background on the left. |
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| Description: | Elevated view of two Goodrich Line passenger ferries docked on the west bank of the Milwaukee River, north of the Clybourn Street bridge. The Pabst buildin... |
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| Description: | Looking north on the Milwaukee River as the whaleback excursion steamer "Christopher Columbus" is guided by tugboats at about St. Paul Avenue. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Ferry boat "Skater" and sailboat "Perhaps" near the Mission Dock. A group of people are waiting on the dock for the "Skater" to arrive. There is a boy carr... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Car boarding the ferry on left side. The far shoreline can be seen in the background. |
| Date: | 05 10 1894 |
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| Description: | View of a ferry with the name Liberty from the Ohio River. A row of buildings in the background along a street near the river include a hotel. |
| Date: | 05 26 1894 |
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| Description: | A rowboat full of passengers floats alongside a ferry, which travels between Rabbit Hash, Kentucky, and Rising Sun, Indiana. On the side of the ferry are s... |
| Date: | 05 26 1894 |
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| Description: | A ferryman poses on his docked ferry. Two horses are loaded on the ferry. |
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| Description: | View across water toward the "Hendrick Hudson" excursion boat near New York City. Many passengers are on the large excursion boat's three decks. The boat a... |
| Date: | 1951 |
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| Description: | View from road of the Merrimac ferry approaching shore with several automobiles and a large truck aboard. In the foreground is a sign that reads: "Keep Bac... |
| Date: | 1963 |
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| Description: | View from road of the ferry "Colsac II" arriving at the shoreline of the Wisconsin River, with an automobile on the right waiting to board. |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view through trees from shoreline of the Merrimac ferry with automobiles aboard. A sign on the ferry says: "Colsac". |
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| Description: | The Merrimac ferry loaded with automobiles. There is an American flag flying on the ferry. |
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| Description: | The Merrimac ferry "Colsac II" is seen on the Wisconsin River behind two signs. The signs read, "Road Closed" and "Ferry Opens April 15". |
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| Description: | A close view of the Merrimac ferry "Colsac I" with a sign reading, "Stop Your Motor When Ferry Is Moving". |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Ferry tied up at the Cassville dock. A number of men are standing along the shoreline. |
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| Description: | Color postcard of a Washington Island ferry docked at Gills Rock, with an automobile in the hold and tourists on board. |
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